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#Post#: 60737--------------------------------------------------
What's in a name ?
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: February 28, 2023, 5:56 am
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Over the past twenty or so years, double barrelled names have
become far more common among professional footballers. I imagine
this is a reflection of people wishing to honour the family
names of both mother and father. Although I have seen dual
surnames among referees lower down the pyramid, I am struggling
to recall a referee on SG1, SG2, Football League or before that
the National List who was so named. There was an AR called
Proctor-Green some years ago and Upton records names of
generations ago, Ross-Gower and Prince-Cox among them.
Interesting quite a few of those double barrelled gentlemen in
Upton held military rank.
Perhaps other memories are better than mine in this regard and I
wonder if perhaps some of the double barrelled in the pyramid
will keep their double names or be known by a single name if
they get promoted to the higher echelons ?
Whistleblower....definitely singly and not doubly barrelled !
#Post#: 60742--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: February 28, 2023, 6:54 am
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Carl Fitch-Jackson is the only serving official in the EFL with
such a unique arrangement of names.
Obviously if Kettle junior progresses to the level and ability
of his father he will be on that list in the future?
#Post#: 60744--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: TVOS
Date: February 28, 2023, 6:58 am
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--- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
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> Carl Fitch-Jackson is the only serving official in the EFL
with such a unique arrangement of names.
>
> Obviously if Kettle junior progresses to the level and ability
of his father he will be on that list in the future?
>
--- End Quote ---
There's also a Paul Lister-Flynn.
#Post#: 60749--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: February 28, 2023, 7:43 am
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There are also more double barrelled names now as the numbers of
marriages decline
and both parents are effectively named on the birth certificates
by the double barrelling
Carl Fitch-Jackson
Paul Lister-Flynn
Tom Reeves-Leck
are current officials
although Tom does not use the latter half
and Paul has only recently added his
#Post#: 60750--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: February 28, 2023, 7:56 am
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Up and coming double barrelled officials frfom the F.A. Youth
Cup this season
R1 Dover Athletic v Langley - Ryan Chantrill-Smith AR2
R2 Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient - Alexander Begbie-Dilks AR2
R3 A.F.C. Bournemouth v Liverpool - Alex Rush-Fear AR2
R3 Bristol City v Fleetwood Town - Alexander Begbie-Dilks AR1
R3 Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City - Justice Abaka-Jacobs AR1
R3 Rochdale v Fulham - James Birch-Ford FO
R4 Sunderland v Fulham - Zac Kennard-Kettle FO
Referee called Justice!
#Post#: 60754--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: bmb
Date: February 28, 2023, 9:36 am
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Sian Massey-Ellis
Rob Massey-Ellis
#Post#: 60755--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: February 28, 2023, 9:54 am
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The Ross-Gower family were well known in S London / Surrey
refereeing circles although only W Ross-Gower (1939-1947) made
it to the full referees list.
#Post#: 60756--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: Claretman
Date: February 28, 2023, 10:14 am
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If remember rightly shaun proctor green was from gainsborough,
lincs and officiated at champions league level as an asistant.
#Post#: 60757--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: February 28, 2023, 10:20 am
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--- Quote from: John Treleven link ---
>
> Up and coming double barrelled officials frfom the F.A. Youth
Cup this season
>
> R1 Dover Athletic v Langley - Ryan Chantrill-Smith AR2
> R2 Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient - Alexander Begbie-Dilks AR2
> R3 A.F.C. Bournemouth v Liverpool - Alex Rush-Fear AR2
> R3 Bristol City v Fleetwood Town - Alexander Begbie-Dilks AR1
> R3 Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City - Justice Abaka-Jacobs AR1
> R3 Rochdale v Fulham - James Birch-Ford FO
> R4 Sunderland v Fulham - Zac Kennard-Kettle FO
>
> Referee called Justice!
>
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If this person ( I am presuming male ) is a lawyer and gets
elevated to the High Court Bench then he would be Mr Justice
Justice Abaka-Jacobs and he would be able to say, I am so good
they named me twice !
#Post#: 60758--------------------------------------------------
Re: What's in a name ?
DIR By: ryan80
Date: February 28, 2023, 11:45 am
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--- Quote from: Claretman link ---
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> If remember rightly shaun proctor green was from gainsborough,
lincs and officiated at champions league level as an asistant.
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes that’s right, think he is still in the area. Whilst being an
assistant referee he was a Maths teacher and would write the
GCSE maths exams for AQA.
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